Leviticus 9:2
in Leviticus 9He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
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ASV
and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before Jehovah.
KJV
And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
7 notes on this verseTake thee a young calf, etc. - As these sacrifices were for Aaron himself, they are furnished by himself and not by the people, for they were designed to make atonement for his own sin. See Lev 4:3. And this is supposed by the Jews to have been intended to make an atonement for his sin in the matter of the golden calf. This is very probable, as no formal atonement for that transgression had yet been made.
This site's exposition
on the eighth day, that Moses called
on Leviticus 9:1-2
Seven days of consecration ended at Leviticus 8:35, and this is the morning after. Aaron's first act in the office is a sin offering for himself, and the animal named for it is a calf. Adam Clarke and Matthew Henry both pass on the reading of the Jewish writers that the calf was chosen to set Exodus 32 in front of him, and the text gives no reason of its own for the choice.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
The meeting is held according to the appointment. Aaron attends on God by sacrifice, offering a sin-offering and burnt-offering for himself (
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Aaron offers for himself, ver. 8-14. Offers for, and blesses the people, ver. 15-22. God signifies his acceptance of their persons and of their sacrifices, ver. 23-24.
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The Jewish writers suggest that a calf was appointed for a sin-offering to remind him of his sin in making the golden calf, by which he had rendered himself for ever unworthy of the honour of the priesthood, and which he had reason to reflect upon with sorrow and shame in all the atonements he made.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The first of their official acts was the sacrifice of another sin offering to atone for the defects of the inauguration services; and yet that sacrifice did not consist of a bullock--the sacrifice appointed for some particular transgression, but of a calf, perhaps not without a significant reference to Aaron's sin in the golden calf [Ex 32:22-24].
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֗ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| קַח־ | kach- | take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| לְ֠ךָ | lekha | for <the> yourself | ||
| עֵ֣גֶל | ʾegel | a male calf | H5695 → | 35 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | a young one of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בָּקָ֧ר | bakar | [the] herd | H1241 → | 183 times |
| לְחַטָּ֛את | lechatat | to a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְאַ֥יִל | veayil | and a ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| לְעֹלָ֖ה | leolah | to a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| תְּמִימִ֑ם | temimim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| וְהַקְרֵ֖ב | vehakrev | and present [them] | H7126 → | 280 times |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אַהֲרֹ֗ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
קַח־take
kach-H3947 →966 times
לְ֠ךָfor <the> yourself
lekha
עֵ֣גֶלa male calf
ʾegelH5695 →35 times
בֶּן־a young one of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
בָּקָ֧ר[the] herd
bakarH1241 →183 times
לְחַטָּ֛אתto a sin offering
lechatatH2403 →295 times
וְאַ֥יִלand a ram
veayilH352 →187 times
לְעֹלָ֖הto a burnt offering
leolahH5930 →287 times
תְּמִימִ֑םunblemished
temimimH8549 →91 times
וְהַקְרֵ֖בand present [them]
vehakrevH7126 →280 times
לִפְנֵ֥י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 8:14Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 43:19
You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the…
- Ezekiel 43:19
Through
Leviticus 4:3If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
it leads to
- Hebrews 7:27–28
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
- Leviticus 4:14
when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.
- Hebrews 7:27–28
Through
Exodus 29:1“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,
it leads to
- Matthew 6:9
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
- Malachi 1:13–14
You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from…
- Leviticus 4:3
If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
- 1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- Exodus 29:21
And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he…
- Matthew 6:9
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.